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Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla expressed India’s security concerns over the current crisis in Afghanistan on Friday, saying that Pakistan had “sponsored and nourished” the Taliban who have deposed the democratic government.
Shringla, speaking to a group of reporters in Washington, said, “Pakistan is Afghanistan’s neighbour, and they have aided and abetted the Taliban. Pakistan supports a variety of factors, thus its contribution must be considered in that context.”
With its dark nexus of terrorist groups in the region, experts think Pakistan has been a crucial factor in ousting the elected Afghan government from power and establishing a group to a dominating position in Afghanistan for over two decades.
According to a recent UN Monitoring report, a large portion of Al-leadership Qaida’s dwells in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. According to the UN assessment, almost all foreign members of ISIL-K and al-Qaida entered Afghanistan through Pakistan, and the leaders of both groups, as well as those of the Taliban, have been living in Pakistan.
Shringla commented on the present situation in Afghanistan, saying, “Members of the international community, in my opinion, should not be complacent about the situation in Afghanistan. We (India) are not present on the ground and do not have any assets. We are in contact with every country with an interest in Afghanistan, so it’s not like we’re doing nothing.”
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He also added that “the United States and India are on the same page” when it comes to Afghanistan, adding that they are “very closely” monitoring the situation. “Pakistan has aided and abetted Afghanistan’s development, as well as supporting and nurturing the Taliban. There are other aspects there that Pakistan supports, but we are pleased that a resolution we passed mentions the proscribed entities on the UN sanctions list, which include Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) “In addition, the Foreign Secretary.
India is likewise concerned about terrorist groups’ “free entry” into Afghanistan, according to Shringla. “We are concerned about the open entry that these two terrorist organisations have had into Afghanistan, as well as their involvement, and we will keep a close eye on that,” he added.
After the Taliban grabbed control of the war-torn country, the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated. After President Ashraf Ghani departed the country, the Afghan government collapsed on August 15.
